Time for a bit o' sooooul. Weren't expecting that were you? The D section has been very rock-oriented so far it has to be said, but it is not as if I just added this song yesterday to try and add some 'variety'. Admittedly I have known "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" for less time than the majority of the other tracks on here. I listened to its album some time last year when I was on a 'quest' to listen to the best albums ever. This is a very fine song though, so I had to add it. And it deserves to have a post.
"Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" is the penultimate track on Stevie Wonder's 1973 album "Innversions". It has a Latin vibe to it, started off by the stomping piano and exotic percussion which occur throughout, and comically referenced by Wonder's mock-Spanish dialogue for the first forty seconds. After those forty seconds though, it's serious business. Wonder delivers an outstanding vocal performance becoming more passionate with each chorus and key change, rising octaves until he eventually starts belting the song title from the top of his lungs.
Essentially it's a song about being positive. If you didn't get that from the title. It is a classic.
I have a feeling that I won't have a lot to write about today. There's not much to say about this particular song. The band don't like it very much either, and tend to not to play it live.
Arctic Monkeys have changed.... I know this change has been occurring since they released in "Humbug", but this is ridiculous. Have you heard their new single? It's quite good you know. But you listen to that, and then listen to "The Bad Thing" for a comparison. You would think it was a totally different band.
After "Whatever People Say I Am..." became the fastest selling debut album in the UK in 2006 and spouted two number one singles in the process, Arctic Monkeys became one of the biggest bands in the country.
"Favourite Worst Nightmare" was one of the most awaited albums in 2007. I bought it from Woolworths after a day of school and listened to it at home.
"The Bad Thing" is considered to be one of the more forgettable songs from the album. I've got to admit that I can remember listening to "If You Were There, Beware" and "D Is for Dangerous" more than this one, maybe it's because it's near the end of the album - I don't know, but in recent years I have come to appreciate it a lot more.
This song uses the theme of relationships that is common throughout their debut album. This time, it is sung from the point of view from a guy who is hit on by women in relationships, and although he doesn't want to be tempted he can't help himself. Because he's a guy. And that's normal.
